A client visit showed me that basics like system database backups often get missed. Here is a PowerShell way to back up SQL Server System Databases.
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List All the Stored Procedure Modified in Last Few Days – Interview Question of the Week #070
In the interview and I end up seeing candidates failing to answer this question about the Stored Procedure Modified recently.
SQL SERVER – Change Color for System Object Name in Text Editor (SSMS 2016)
SSMS 2016 shows system objects and DMVs in a color that is hard to read. Here is how I changed the system object color in the Text Editor back to the old style.
SQL SERVER – Optimizing Tabular Models for Self-Service Reporting: Summarize By – Notes from the Field #123
Bill Anton explains how the Summarize By property helps you optimize Tabular Models for self-service reporting, where users build their own reports.
SQL SERVER – Skip “Save Changes to the Following Items?” Prompt in Management Studio (SSMS 2016)
Tired of the ‘Save changes to the following items?’ prompt when closing query windows? SSMS 2016 has a setting to skip it, and here is where to find it.
SQL SERVER 2016 – Scroll Bar Enhancement in Management Studio (SSMS 2016)
SSMS 2016 has new Scroll Bar settings tucked away under Tools, Options. I walk through each option, what it changes and which ones I find useful.
SQL SERVER – Q&A: SQL Clustering Virtual Server Name and Instance Name
Basic SQL Clustering questions from a team new to cluster installs, like whether a new clustered instance needs a new virtual server name, answered one by one.
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